Chapter 171: Late-Stage Life and Death Realm, Supreme-Grade Dao Weapon!
"It has only been half a year, yet you've already reached the mid-stage of the Life and Death Realm. As expected of the Scarlet Flame Divine Body, but that's all there is to it!"
Champion Marquis descended from the void, his invisible killing intent sweeping across the land. It was so chilling that it felt like plunging into an ice cellar; even those watching from afar instinctively retreated.
Crack!
Below them, a great mountain cracked under the weight of this murderous aura. Massive fissures split across its surface, and it looked ready to collapse at any moment.
Boom!
Another step fell.
Champion Marquis instantly arrived just 3,000 meters from Li Xun, standing atop a separate peak, directly facing him. The moment he set foot on the mountaintop, the entire mountain collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Countless giant boulders shattered and blasted outward. Dust and debris filled the skies, making the world above and below seem dim and chaotic.
"So powerful!"
Feng Lie and the others twitched in shock.
They had never fought Champion Marquis themselves, but based on the sheer might he was displaying, he truly lived up to his reputation as a peerless genius who had survived the nine lightning calamities tribulation and as a bearer of the Ketu Divine Physique.
"If Champion Marquis is already this powerful... then just how strong must the Profound Sun Holy Son be, who once defeated him?" Feng Lie muttered to himself.
Next to him, the other Holy Sons and Daughters revealed expressions of curiosity and awe.
. . . . . .
"Mid-stage Life and Death Realm?"
Standing atop his mountain, Li Xun held his halberd, robes fluttering wildly in the wind. He looked at Champion Marquis with a slight chuckle and said,
"I think you've got it wrong."
As his voice fell—
Rumble!
From the top of his head, endless crimson blood energy erupted, surging toward the heavens and shaking the netherworld below. Torrents of fiery red energy swept out in all directions, engulfing everything within several hundred miles.
"Ah— This—!"
The expressions of the few geniuses aboard the flying vessel all changed drastically.
"L–Late-stage Life and Death Realm?!"
Especially Feng Lie, who looked at Champion Marquis with bitter resentment—
His intel is way too outdated!
The man was in the late-stage, and you didn't even know? Who gave you the courage to try ambushing a late-stage expert with early-stage cultivation?
If it were just any other cultivator in the Life and Death Realm, maybe it could be done.
But Li Xun wasn't ordinary—he was the Profound Sun Holy Son who had survived the ten lightning calamities tribulation!
Even if their group doubled in number, they still wouldn't be able to trap him!
Caught between spirit stones and survival, Feng Lie hesitated for a long time.
In the end, he pursed his lips and spoke up:
"I was just passing through. I won't interfere with your duel—I'll take my leave now!"
As he said this, he turned the flying vessel to flee.
But before he could even move—
"Let's see who dares leave."
Li Xun's voice rang coldly through the air.
In his hand, the halberd erupted with terrifying power, so immense the void around it threatened to collapse. Jet-black as ink, it looked like it sealed within it an ancient demon god, capable of corrupting the minds of all who gazed upon it.
As the Azure Dragon Halberd revealed its might, everyone present was stunned.
"Th–That's— a Supreme-Grade Dao Weapon?!"
Feng Lie rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
They were all peerless geniuses, the elite of their respective sects, lavished with endless resources. Yet the best weapon most of them possessed was only a supreme-grade spiritual treasure.
Of course, it wasn't impossible for someone with an absurdly powerful background to wield a Dao Weapon.
But Li Xun... He came from the Profound Sun Holy Land, which had only recently been promoted to a Holy Land.
A Supreme-Grade Dao Weapon like that should be a sect-protecting treasure of the entire Profound Sun Holy Land, how did it end up in Li Xun's hands?
Earlier, Feng Lie and the others had been relying on the fact that their flying vessel was a supreme-grade spiritual treasure, giving them the courage to charge ahead.
But now, it was different.
The weapon in Li Xun's hands could easily smash that vessel to pieces.
If they tried to flee recklessly now, they'd likely be on the receiving end of Li Xun's full-force strike.
"You hid it well!"
Champion Marquis spoke coldly. The sudden reveal of a supreme-grade Dao Weapon was shocking, since such a weapon, in the hands of anyone here, would be enough to overcome any difference in physique or cultivation.
Li Xun was already the strongest among the, and now, with the aid of a supreme-grade Dao Weapon, what came next was something everyone could already foresee.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Great Chu Dynasty used me as a whetstone—meant to hone you, their sharpest blade. But now, it seems the Great Chu Dynasty is bound for disappointment."
Buzz!
Li Xun shook the Azure Dragon Halberd, bringing it down with explosive force. A black wave surged into the sky, emanating a destructive aura—like a celestial dragon descending from the heavens.
In that instant, it felt like the entire world had been torn apart. The sky and earth flapped like torn cloth in a hurricane.
Wherever the Azure Dragon Halberd passed, nothing could withstand it. Mountain after mountain crumbled beneath its might, sending countless shattered stones flying in all directions.
It no longer resembled a weapon, it was more like a black wall, stretching hundreds of miles and rolling forward with a thunderous roar, bringing an overwhelming sense of despair.
"It's over..."
The watching geniuses all closed their eyes.
None of them believed Champion Marquis could withstand this strike, not even with his Ketu Divine Physique.
"Relying on a weapon—what kind of skill is that?!"
Champion Marquis roared, hastily countering with his divine spear. It pierced the void, transforming into a brilliant spear shadow that shot up to meet the halberd in the sky.
BOOM!
The halberd and spear collided.
But upon contact, the divine spear shattered inch by inch.
Then, the Azure Dragon Halberd transformed into a colossal black demon dragon, mountainous in size, and slammed Champion Marquis from the mountaintop down into the mountain's core. With a rumble, the several-thousand-meter-tall mountain was effortlessly leveled.
As the dust settled, the crowd looked down.
All they saw among the rubble was a pile of mangled flesh and blood.
Most likely, this was all that remained of Champion Marquis, his final trace in the mortal world.
"One strike."
Feng Lie and the Holy Son of the Heavenly Heart Sacred Holy Land exchanged glances, and what they saw in each other's eyes was pure fear.
Had it been them instead of Champion Marquis, the outcome probably wouldn't have been any better.
"Just six months ago, they said Champion Marquis could battle Li Xun for half a day without defeat... Who would've thought that now, in just one move, he'd be reduced to this?"
Someone sighed.
As he finished speaking, they saw Li Xun casually retrieving Champion Marquis's belongings.
There wasn't much, just a supreme-grade spiritual treasure battle robe and a storage ring.
Still, everyone watching was filled with envy.
After all, Champion Marquis had been wealthy beyond measure. He'd offered each of them fifty thousand supreme-grade spirit stones just to take part in this ambush. That alone implied he had at least several hundred thousand more on him.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Li Xun let out a soft murmur.
His expression suddenly shifted. With a flip of his palm, he pulled something from Champion Marquis's storage ring—a black stone.
It was roughly the same size as a standard spirit stone, but the energy it contained was completely different.
"Blood Essence Stone!"
Li Xun muttered solemnly.
His gaze dropped—and just as he suspected, Champion Marquis's body was beginning to reassemble, visibly recovering its human form at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Within moments, he had fully regenerated.
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